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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 7h

👀🔥 “If looks could kill, I would gladly die for the simple delight of experiencing yours resting upon mine.” Read ASPECTUS NECARE POSSUNT in our #Warhammer40k anthology Sanctum Librarium (along with 10 other grimdark tales). Download the #FreeEbook via link in bio 📥

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🍻👣 Norman wanted a memorable event. He would get it, and much more. Read Local Trouble now—link in bio. #ShortFiction #ShortStories

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re actively seeking short stories in our new #CallForSubmissions ✨ That means entries from every genre imaginable: action, crime, humour, dark fantasy, [*takes a breath*] horror and more! 🕰️ Submit your manuscript before November 1st! Link in bio… #shortfiction #writing

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Heed the call (for submissions!) ✍️✨ We’re looking for original short story manuscripts (5k–5.5k words) in sci-fi, dark fantasy, cosmic horror, crime noir, and beyond. Deadline: Nov 1 at 11:59 PM PT Ready to submit? Link in bio! #WritingCommunity #CallForSubmissions

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Enter the vault of forbidden tales. 📚⚔️ The Sanctum Librarium is a curated anthology of fan-written short stories set in the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40k universe. Volume XVI is now available as a free e-book download (link in bio) 📥 #Warhammer40k #FreeEbook #Grimdark

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🏔️💀 A perilous peak. No oxygen. And something waiting in the storm. Read The Last Warm Bodies now—link in bio. #HorrorFiction #ShortFiction #ShortStories

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hey, a girl’s gotta eat… 😅 Check out the winner of our Warhammer 40,000 comedy writing competition. Link in bio! #shortfiction #writing #warhammer

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🙊 The joke’s on us - the winners of the longest-running Warhammer 40,000 writing contest are here! Check out our comedy-themed competition now: 40k.coldopenstories.com/fast-fiction... Thank you to everyone who entered!!

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

✍️ The longest-running Warhammer 40,000 writing competition is open for the summer, and we’re thrilled to announce our community judges for this edition: @CxeeFoxx and Geneviève Laprise!!! Find out more in our FIRST all-comedy writing contest 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writ...

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

One day only. London meetup today. C’mon down friends of Cold Open Stories! 👀 🍻

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Calling all Warhammer scribes! 🖋️💀 Want to prove your mettle in the grim darkness of the far future? The internet’s best 40k writing competition is open, but time is running out. Get your submission in by July 31! Enter here: 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writ... #Warhammer40k #WH40k

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Attention denizens! 🚨 Sanctum Librarium XV and XVI have been upgraded for your reading pleasure. You can now devour these incredible unofficial Warhammer tales (for free) in whatever format your data-slate prefers. ⏳Get your tome before the warp closes: 40k.coldopenstories.com/40k-short-fi...

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Extimate Space @extimate-space.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Forgot to post it here but I wrote another flash piece for COS' latest Warhammer fiction contest. Excited to share that my entry 'TRACHINIAE' was selected as the top entry! This was one where I felt like all the parts were arranged meticulously and it feels good to learn readers / judges enjoyed it.

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What’s his face? @whatshisfac.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I'm happy to say that my story 'Wars of all sorts' was included in this anthology, about a cheeky old t'au diplomat trying to negotiate with pirates. It was a lot of fun to write for, go give the stories a read.

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Lighthouse Enjoyer @robertsenchia.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My story is included in this anthology. I challenged myself by asking what would a chaos marine chapter culturally disconnected from the rest of the galaxy look like? #warhammercommunity #40k #nurgle #deathguard

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The internet’s favourite Warhammer 40,000 short fiction anthology is BACK ✅ 📕 Volume XVI of Sanctum Librarium is now available, exclusively in ebook form! Discover new authors, new worlds, and new characters, in the grimdark future. Download now: 40k.coldopenstories.com/anthology-xv...

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🚨 SEVEN New stories have launched from our Original Worlds imprint! Now available at www.coldopenstories.com they're going to live rent-free in my head for months! Check out all the releases, and leave a comment on which story you'll be checking out first.

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🧿 Open your third eye - the winners of the longest-running Warhammer 40,000 writing contest are here! 40k.coldopenstories.com/fast-fiction... Thank you to everyone who entered!!

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Bees 🍄🌦️🍂 @voiceofkosh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

My story, My Name Is Roboute, is on here. 😍 I'm so proud of that little story, and the audio version of it exceeded all my expectations. I will forever be grateful to @coldopenstories.bsky.social for making it happen. Go and listen to some stories.

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🔊 Prepare your eardrums, as this FRIDAY FICTION we have the first of our new season of Warhammer 40,000 stories! *Hollow Men** by Darren Davies, and performed by Simon Alison. Hear it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwOE...

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Hollow Men - Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🚨⏰ TWO WEEKS left to enter the internet’s longest-running Warhammer fanfiction contest. Explore telepathic warfare, psychic intrusions, and dangerous powers waged in silence. Mind over matter isn’t metaphor here - it’s lethal. Write your story ➡️ 40k.coldopenstories.com

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Gregory Williams @gwillwrites.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Somehow I missed that @coldopenstories.bsky.social gave another one of my fast fiction stories the audio treatment but better late than never! Simon does an amazing job at bringing Staur and Nac’caleth to life. Listen at: youtu.be/QEYgGj3a1X0?... #warhammercommunity #warhammer40k #blacklibrary

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Good Business - Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction

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dlood @dlood.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

My very first original (and not fanfic) story, The Sun Is A Dish Best Served Cold has been audiobook-ified by the marvelous Colyn of @coldopenstories.bsky.social and a team of talented voice actors! I'd like to tag them all, but I only have @stephswanquills.bsky.social on my list. #Booksky

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The Sun Is A Dish Best Served Cold - Original Worlds Audiobook

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

In 2025, our small publishing team focused on helping authors find their voice, mentoring and publishing 80+ stories. In 2026, we’re giving those voices a new medium, returning to audiobook and full-cast drama productions. But I'll admit... the landscape’s shifted...

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Final call ✨ Today’s the last day to submit your manuscript. If you’re a new or aspiring author with an original piece, I’m here to help you workshop it, refine it, and get it published. Don’t sit on it - send it in and let’s do something great in 2026!

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Extimate Space @extimate-space.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Very excited to share that my original Warhammer 40,000 flash fiction piece 'The Quiet Hours' was selected as an Editor's Choice inclusion for @coldopenstories.bsky.social 24th Warhammer fast fiction contest, themed 'The Enemy Within'. 40k.coldopenstories.com/the-quiet-ho...

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The Quiet Hours - Cold Open Stories | 40k

Warhammer 40,000 Short Fiction Anthology: Tragic, harrowing, and bittersweet tales set in the 41st Millennium.

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

🧿 The internet’s longest-running Warhammer fanfiction contest returns with The Mind’s Eye. 🧿 Explore telepathic warfare, psychic intrusions, and dangerous powers waged in silence. Mind over matter isn’t metaphor here - it’s lethal. Enter ➡️ 40k.coldopenstories.com

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

🔴 For 5+ years, we’ve proudly supported new and aspiring authors - offering editorial guidance and a platform for original storytelling. To account for the busy holiday season, we’ve extended our call for submissions! We look forward to meeting you 😌 coldopenstories.com

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Gregory Williams @gwillwrites.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Pleased to have once again been selected for publication in @coldopenstories.bsky.social latest fast fiction contest: The Enemy Within 40k.coldopenstories.com/the-man-in-t...

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The Man in the Mirror - Cold Open Stories | 40k

Warhammer 40,000 Short Fiction Anthology: Tragic, harrowing, and bittersweet tales set in the 41st Millennium.

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Lighthouse Enjoyer @robertsenchia.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

My #wh40k #Drukhari story was selected! If you like dark eldar, check out my love letter to the messy hedonists, and a big thanks to cold open stories for loving my story as much as I did

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Seasons greetings! Santa Colyn is here to tell you that ‘The Enemy Within’ winners have been revealed!! 📚 To all who entered: thank you for daring to explore the depths of the 41st Millennium once again. Find the winners at 40k.coldopenstories.com/fast-fiction...

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

💀 📣 This is your reminder that our Fast Fiction writing contest ends THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! Get to scribblin', boils and ghouls! Learn more about our Warhammer 40,000 competition and enter before the end of Oct 31st ✍️ 40k.coldopenstories.com/fiction/writ...

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Two weeks left to enter our Warhammer 40,000 writing competition! 40k.coldopenstories.com

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dlood @dlood.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Nightbound - a dark tale of unending night, shapeshifting horrors and the promise of dawn. Produced by one & only @coldopenstories.bsky.social and performed by the talented @stephswanquills.bsky.social! (And written by me.) #booksky #audiobook #halloween

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

✨ NEW STORY ALERT ✨ We're releasing NINE new stories this month for spooky season - all of which ask the same question: when the past won’t let go, how do you move forward? Read now at coldopenstories.com #ColdOpenStories #NewFiction #ShortFiction #IndiePublishing

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🌑 Night Mode has arrived! 🌑 The site now has a brand-new Night (Lord) Mode option for easy reading in the dark. No more straining your eyes in low light — just click the little moon icon in the bottom right corner and let the shadows take over. 40k.coldopenstories.com

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

✍️ The longest-running Warhammer 40,000 Fast Fiction competition is back — and we’re thrilled to announce our community judge for this edition: Gabriel of Fenris Workshop (@fenrisworkshop on Instagram). Get started on YOUR submission and enter before the deadline on Halloween night 🎃

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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Looking at the @coldopenstories.bsky.social 2023 Editors' Pick- and I have TWO stories that the editors like. One is DI YU (Chinese for HELL). The other one is The Damned Hound. Also check out the stories too! 40k.coldopenstories.com/stories-we-l...

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Stories We LOVE 2023 - Cold Open Stories | 40k

Discover hundreds of hours of Warhammer 40,000 fanfiction, lore, and audio entertainment brought to you by fans and colleagues of Games Workshop and Black Library.

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Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

After marinading in the #BlackLibrary for the past year, it was time to try writing some! Very proud my story “A Peaceful Transfer of Power” was an Editor’s Choice in the latest @coldopenstories.bsky.social flash fiction competition. 🤘 40k.coldopenstories.com/a-peaceful-t... #Warhammer #BookSky

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A Peaceful Transfer of Power - Cold Open Stories | 40k

Warhammer 40,000 Short Fiction Anthology: Tragic, harrowing, and bittersweet tales set in the 41st Millennium.

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dlood @dlood.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

My latest #Warhammer40k Fast Fiction, "Irreversible" has been published by @coldopenstories.bsky.social as part of The Scouring competition. Praetor Cestus, hero of Ullanor, favoured of Gulliman, hunts the Word Bearers as they flee the failed Siege of Terra. 40k.coldopenstories.com/irreversible/

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Irreversible - Cold Open Stories | 40k

Warhammer 40,000 Short Fiction Anthology: Tragic, harrowing, and bittersweet tales set in the 41st Millennium.

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